Maryland Port Administration. Economic analysis of current U.S. and pending International Maritime Organization (IMO) ballast water regulations and emerging global markets for ballast water treatment technologies and other methods to manage harmful marine invasive species.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, (USDA) Lead Economist on 5 year/$5 million study of innovative applications of wireless moisture sensor networks to guide irrigation and nutrient management decisions in the production of specialty crops and in other intensive agricultural practices.

Maryland Department of the Environment. Development of a full cost accounting framework for urban stormwater best management practices including spreadsheets to determine planning level unit cost estimates for implementing stormwater BMPs in MD counties.

NOAA, Office of Habitat Protection. Development of formulae and related guidebook and software for developing science-based and legally-defensible wetland mitigation (compensation) ratios; prepare workshops for NOAA field staff on east coast (Silver Spring, MD) and west coast (Seattle, WA).

USDA, Economic Research Service. Develop cost/risk profiles associated with invasive weeds using Cheatgrass in the Columbia River Basin as a case study. Use cost, risk, benefit data to test potential of innovative “risk-optimizer” software to prioritize responses on agricultural and natural lands.

EPA, Regional ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment (ReVA) Program. Use of regional environmental risk/vulnerability indices and other landscape and land use data to guide cross-media and out-of-kind environmental trades, with illustrations for North Carolina and South Carolina.

EPA, Regional ecosystem Vulnerability Assessment (ReVA) Program. Use of landscape indicators and other measures of geographic and socio-economic heterogeneity to develop rules to guide cross-media/inter-state environmental trading involving air and water credits in 15 counties in NC and SC in the vicinity of Charlotte, NC.

NOAA, Office of Habitat Protection. Guidelines for using economic analysis to prioritize and manage habitat protection and restoration strategies.

NOAA, Office of the Administrator. Prepare report on supply and demand conditions and other economic aspects of proposed water quality credit trading programs with special focus on the Chesapeake Bay region.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, APHIS. Development of Cost/Risk and Cost/Benefit Protocols to prioritize and manage spending to control harmful invasive plants on uncultivated land (natural habitats).

U.S. EPA, Office of Atmospheric Programs, (through Stratus Consulting, Inc.). Develop a standard method to “score” carbon sequestration credits and illustrate it using a sample of early U.S.-based carbon sequestration trades.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air. Economic assessment of voluntary carbon sequestration trading in the United States – comparing cost, performance, and credits under alternative “scoring” systems.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station. The development of wetland indicators to guide national/regional wetland mitigation programs and to debit /credit wetland mitigation banking trades.

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy Analysis. Economic Potential of Carbon sequestration in national and international carbon trading markets: practical methods of verifying and debiting and crediting trades that involve changes in land use and farm and forest management practices.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. Develop and test a general analytical framework for assessing the economic effects of agricultural nutrient policies on fisheries and related coastal industries.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service and Economic Research Service. An integrated cost-risk- benefit framework for prioritizing and developing response protocols related to noxious weed threats.

U.S. Department of Agriculture/NRCS. Development of an ecosystem benefit website for field office staff; including methods and examples of related to absolute (dollar-abased) and relative (non-dollar) ecosystem value estimates to guide environmental investments and to assess and compare mitigation trades.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Water Research Institute. Wetland location and watershed values: economic and environmental equity issues associated with off-site wetland mitigation banking.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy Analysis. Framework for assessing the benefits and costs of vegetative riparian buffers: with case studies for three Chesapeake Bay area sub-watersheds.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. A framework for evaluating the costs and benefits of managing noxious weeds, prioritizing problem areas, and selecting among weed management alternatives.

Government of Thailand. Economic assessment of proposed changes in U.S. tariffs and quotas related to imported processed seafood products.

Government of Papua New Guinea. Evaluation of export markets and joint venture pricing policies for shrimp, lobster and tuna.

Federated States of Micronesia. Financial feasibility and economic impact of proposed port and fishery development projects.

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NMFS, Seattle. Detailed financial analysis of U.S. high seas fishing operations including bio-economic analysis based on different resource/fishing conditions and delivery/market systems at locations around the world.

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NMFS, La Jolla, California. Survey and analysis of financial performance for west coast salmon/albacore trollers.

Federated States of Micronesia. Evaluation of U.S. and Japanese investment proposals for new port facilities and investments in national fishing industries.

United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy. Preparation of global fisheries chapter for “U.N. Report on State of Food and Agriculture, 1980-1985.”

United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy. Evaluation of port development and seafood industry development alternatives in the southwest Pacific.

United Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy. Evaluation of proposed food processing and marketing investments in Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

United Nations, Technical Assistance Program, Rome, Italy. Assessment of financial feasibility and economic impacts of alternative industrial complexes proposed for western Pacific island nations by U.S. and Japan-based multinational corporations.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Water Resources Institute. Development of decision tree framework for identifying and comparing environmental restoration alternatives.

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, NMFS. Analysis of economic data for west coast fishing industries.

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, NMFS. A cost and earnings study of selected fish harvesting and processing industries.

Government of Solomon Islands. Evaluation of infrastructure requirements and logistical systems to support development of high seas and coastal fishing operations and seafood processing industries.

Government of Kiribati, (Gilbert Islands). Evaluation of joint-venture, fleet acquisition and fish marketing opportunities for newly formed national fisheries corporation.

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NMFS, Terminal Island, California. Survey and analysis of west coast shrimp and groundfish trawlers and development of economic database for vessel budget simulators.

U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission, Washington, D.C. Study of economic impacts of proposed abandonment of Eel River Line by Northwest Pacific Railroad and assessment of transportation alternatives for Humboldt County industries.

U.S. Dept. of State, Agency for International Development. Evaluate potential of environmental economic tools for applications involving development-environment problems in sub-Saharan Africa.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Water Resources Institute. Economics of Wetland Mitigation Banks. Evaluation of economic factors affecting supply and demand for wetland mitigation credits using four case studies.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response. Prepared economic analysis for benefits chapter of Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIM) of proposed revision to regulations governing EPA’s Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures program for oil. Project included development of market and non-market benefits associated with fishing, hunting, boating, beach-use, and tourism.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Radiation Programs, Radon Division. Economic analysis of user fees for training and testing of radon professionals. Project required cost and market analysis for regional programs to certify contractor proficiency in the design and use of radon testing equipment.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy Planning and Evaluation. Assessment of how offshore oil development affects coastal tourism. Project involved a comprehensive review of literature and comments received at public hearings and the development of a work plan for quantifying adverse impacts on visitations and use of coastal recreation facilities.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste. Development of methods to evaluate impacts of potentially catastrophic releases of hazardous waste on wetland functions and values in order to develop location standards.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy Analysis. Development of cost/performance guidelines for evaluating wetland creation and restoration projects.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy Analysis. Assessment of methods to value economic losses associated with the aesthetic impacts of plastic debris wash-ups on U.S. beaches.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste. Development of rapid-response economic impact and screening tools to assess the significance and incidence of industry-specific regulatory compliance costs.

Private Sector

American Commodities, Incorporated, Economic expert in litigation involving widespread overpricing and mislabeling of China-produced frozen shrimp products imported to the U.S.A. as products of Malaysia in order to avoid U.S. anti-dumping duties .

Glosten Engineering, Lead economist on a study funded by the Delta Stewardship Council to determine the technical, logistical, and economic feasibility of shore-based ballast water treatment at California seaports.

EA Engineering, Inc./NOAA Managed economic analysis and drafting of report to form the basis of NMFS Section 4(b)(2) Report on impacts of proposed Endangered Species Act critical habitat designation for the South Atlantic and Carolina distinct population segments of Atlantic Sturgeon.

Integrated Statistics, Inc./NOAA Managed economic analysis and drafting of report to form the basis of NMFS Section 4(b)(2) Report on impacts of proposed Endangered Species Act critical habitat designation for three northern distinct population segments of Atlantic Sturgeon.

Avatar Environmental. EPA-funded project to develop an integrated ecological risk assessment and ecosystem valuation database to allow users to find studies that can be combined using common end points.

Oil Spill Class Action. Lead economic expert for property owners, businesses, and commercial fishermen in lawsuit for natural resource damages resulting from the April, 1999 Pepco Chalk Point Power Station Oil Spill in the Patuxent River, Maryland

Scientific Certification Systems, Inc., Oakland, California. Development of guidelines and protocols for answering production and chain of custody questions to support global seafood certification and labeling programs of the newly formed Marine Stewardship Council.

Bumblebee Seafoods, Thailand. Analysis of competitive conditions in global tuna markets and evaluation of alternative strategies for expansion and diversification of U.S. and Thai operations.

Asian Development Bank, Manila. Prepared report on tuna export opportunities for Pacific Island nations. Included price forecasts by product, type, and fish size and an assessment of most promising joint-venture strategies in the Pacific basin.

H.J. Heinz and Co., (Star-Kist, International), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Analysis of international and domestic markets for raw/frozen and canned tuna and the impact of market changes on: 1) the financial performance of various national fishing fleets and seafood processing industries and 2) long-term investment and production strategies.

Lloyd’s of London, Ltd. Retained four years (1980-1984) as lead consultant and expert witness evaluating risks, estimating losses, developing settlement offers, and supporting legal proceedings related to claims of lost earnings from high-seas fisheries and related losses in fish processing sectors.

Castle and Cooke, Inc., San Francisco, California. Analysis of recent changes in global fisheries and markets and their short-term and long-term impacts on various segments of Asian, Latin, and Pacific seafood industries.

Worldcom Corp. Use regional economic “input-output” models to estimate state-level impacts on business sales, household income, jobs, taxes, and value added if Worldcom/MIC was not allowed to restructure and come out of bankruptcy.

Zapata-Haine Corporation, Mexico City. Evaluation of investments in high seas fisheries and global fish canning facilities and assessment of trends in international seafood markets.

Asian Development Bank/United Nations. Analysis of world shrimp demand and forecast of international shrimp markets through 1985. Report supported successful expansion of global shrimp aquaculture industry during the 1980’s.

Banpesca (National Fisheries Development Bank of Mexico). Development of a National Tuna Development Plan and financial/economic models to evaluate investment, production and financing decisions and joint venture and marketing proposals related to global tuna fisheries.

Non-profit Sector

Fishermen Defense Fund (USA), Prepared paper assessing local and national economic impacts of Amendment 28 to the Gulf of Mexico Reef fish management plan which would reallocate less annual quota to commercial fishers and more to recreational fishers.

Pennsylvania Environmental Council. Consultant to the PEC and local partnership organizations on projects to develop a registry, scoring criteria, and trading protocols for a prototype water quality credit trading system for the Conestoga River watershed to be used, eventually, in the Susquehanna River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds.

Florida Southwest Water Management District. Evaluation of proposed rules for sector-based water use restrictions during moderate, extreme, and severe droughts.

Civil Engineering Research Foundation (CERF) and International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC). Review of international experiences with the use of economic incentives for phasing lead out of gasoline, and recommendations for developing the least-cost strategy for effectively phasing lead out of gasoline in South Africa.

National Science Foundation. Develop indicators and decision-support flow charts and prototype software to help focus wetland conservation/restoration initiatives. (through University of Rhode Island).

Center for International Environmental Law. Applications of geographic information system to prioritize and support enforcement of environmental laws.

Resources for the Future, Washington. D.C. Legally defensible non-monetary indicators of ecosystem services and values based on site/landscape characteristics.

Winrock International, Inc. Development of carbon sequestration supply function for U.S. forest and agricultural lands to support future greenhouse gas trading.

Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C. Assessing boundary and scale issues in the development of community, regional, and national environmental and economic indicators.

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris. Evaluate current applications of economic incentives for environmental protection in developed nations and assess potential in less developed nations.

Center for International Environmental Law. Applications of geographic information system to prioritize and support enforcement of environmental laws.

Environmental Law Institute. Economics of controlling agriculture-based nonpoint source pollution, and estimates of compliance costs for various regulatory alternatives.

World Wildlife Fund/Marine Stewardship Council. Guidelines for using non-government initiatives and industry and market-based incentives to encourage sustainable world fisheries.

National Coalition for Marine Conservation, Pacific Region. Conduct study of alternative ocean management policies for the state of California with consideration of recreational and non-consumptive uses of the marine environment as well as commercial ocean uses.

National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council, Washington, D.C. Analysis of global tuna fisheries, international tuna markets and the role of multinational corporations in high-seas fishery development.

Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission, Portland, Oregon. Prepared report describing the economic impacts of changing global patterns of tuna harvesting and processing and documented methodology for use in studies of changes in other fisheries.

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Office of Sea Grant, La Jolla, California. Development of regional input-output models and economic multipliers for 19 coastal communities in California using the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture “IMPLAN” economic modeling system.

Environmental Law Institute, Washington, D.C. Prepare information for the revision of the 1987 “Cost of Environmental Protection Report” under contract to the EPA, Office of Policy Analysis.

President’s Council on Sustainable Development. Application of natural resource accounting to evaluate alternatives for sustainable watershed management in the Upper Mississippi River Basin.

Environmental Business Council of the U. S., Boston, MA. Prepared a report for environmental industry trade organizations evaluating the legal, institutional, and technical barriers to increasing U.S. environmental technology exports.

Environmental Business Council of the U.S., Boston, MA. Analysis of technical, institutional, and market barriers to the export of U.S.-based environmental technologies.

Greenpeace, International, Amsterdam. Analysis of global high seas fishing industries and related markets and their relationships to the incidental kill of marine mammals. Strategy development for promoting “dolphin-safe” canned tuna label in U.S. markets and similar labeling initiatives in Europe and Asia.

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